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BASF Fire Department

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BASF Fire Department

Can you keep a cool head when things get heated? Then the fire department team is for you.

From preventative measures, international collaborations and forward-looking developments in emergency response, to actual firefighting in an emergency – the range of tasks our site firefighters undertake is both exciting and incredibly broad.

Hard work that pays off: Our fire department plays a crucial role in keeping our sites safe. In return, we offer attractive pay and numerous health services.

State of the art: From special vehicles with large pumping capacities and turbo extinguishers with aircraft turbines to robots and drones, our fire department is equipped with the very latest technology.

Shaping the future: What does the fire department of the future look like? We are working on innovative methods for emergency response.

Fascinating fields of work

Emergency response planning
In order to respond as arranged and according to plan, trained firefighters and detailed planning are required.
Reactive fire protection
All necessary measures are taken to protect and save human lives, and to preserve the environment and material assets in the event of fires, product leaks and other damaging incidents.
The fire department of the future
Drones, robots and virtual reality – our emergency response is highly modernized and constantly being developed and expanded.

Your route into our team

Direct entry
Are you a trained firefighter looking for a new challenge? Join our fire department team.
  1. To our vacancies
Apprenticeships
Would you like to turn your hobby into a career? Start your apprenticeship as a professional firefighter at BASF.
  1. More information
In my role in the command of the fire department, no day is like any other. With a highly professional team, we ensure emergency response for the world’s largest contiguous chemical complex and provide support in both national and international emergencies. Even in the firefighting world, such a wide range of activities is rare.”

Bastian Staehle

Emergency Response – Fire Prevention and Global Crisis Management

Want to know more?

You can find more insights into the day-to-day work of our BASF fire department and our Ludwigshafen site here.

Firefighters tell their stories
Do you want to know what a typical workday at the BASF fire station looks like and what jobs the firefighters do? Our firefighters tell their stories.
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